Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman André Carson joined U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today to announce a Community-Based Job Training Grant that will help put Hoosiers back to work in Central Indiana.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman André Carson will join U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis to announce a Community-Based Job Training Grant for a Central Indiana organization.

The award is part of $125 million in grants to 41 community colleges and organizations throughout the country. This was the fifth and final round of Community-Based Job Training Grant awards, with winners being chosen from among 323 applications received in response to a competition first announced on March 15.

June 25, 2010

"I am disappointed to see that relief efforts critical to our economic recovery continue to languish in the Senate. By blocking the extension of unemployment benefits, Republicans are proving they're more interested in political posturing than effective governance.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Aiming to strengthen the transparency and disclosure in federal campaigns, Congressman André Carson today voted to approve the DISCLOSE Act.

The DISCLOSE Act requires corporations, organizations and special interest groups to stand by their political advertising just like a candidate for office does. CEOs will need to identify themselves in their advertisements, and corporations and organizations will be required to disclose their political expenditures.

June 22, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Looking to continue America's economic momentum, Congressman André Carson today voted to approve the Small Business Lending Fund Act to spur small-business lending and create more access to capital.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman André Carson released the following statement regarding today's Senate confirmation of Judge Tanya Walton Pratt to serve on the federal bench for the U.S. District Court based in Indianapolis:

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June 10, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As part of the effort to close the gap in Medicare's prescription drug coverage, $250 checks will begin hitting the mailboxes of tens of thousands of seniors this week, Congressman André Carson said today.

Under the recently enacted health reform law, seniors whose drug costs exceed the threshold under Medicare Part D, known as the "donut hole," will receive this one-time, tax-free $250 rebate check in 2010. These checks will continue to be mailed monthly over the next several months as seniors reach the coverage gap.